Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.
Acting
Harrelson commits fully to an unlikable man you somehow root for.
Writing
Clowes' graphic novel voice survives adaptation mostly intact.
Director
Craig Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is one of three Daniel Clowes graphic novel adaptations, following Ghost World and Art School Confidential.
The film bombed because Fox Searchlight had no idea how to market a comedy this genuinely bleak—audiences expecting Zombieland Woody got something closer to The Messenger.
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